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Fungal infection cases rising in 2nd phase of pandemic, warn

Fungal infection cases rising in 2nd phase of pandemic, warn Published: Share Tweet Recipient s Name Send Cases of mucormycosis, a fungal infection, are rising among COVID-19 survivors, causing blindness or serious illness and even death in some cases, health officials in Maharashtra and Gujarat said on Saturday. Representative Image (PTI) Ahmedabad: The cost of treatment for this disease is also a matter of concern, some doctors said. Mathur Savani, chairman of Surat-based Kiran Super Multi-speciality Hospital, said mucormycosis patients are coming to his hospital from Surat district as well as other parts of Gujarat. Fifty mucormycosis patients are being treated at our hospital and 60 more are awaiting (treatment). They all came to our hospital in the last three weeks and have recovered from COVID-19 recently, Savani told PTI.

Blindness due to fungal infections rising in second COVID wave, warn doctors in Maharashtra, Gujarat

Acclaimed surgeon Dr Anil Kumar dies of covid despite receiving second shot of vaccine

Acclaimed surgeon Dr Anil Kumar dies of covid despite receiving second shot of vaccine News Network May 9, 2021 May 9: Dr Anil Kumar Rawat, a prominent surgeon in Delhi passed away yesterday because of covid-19 despite being vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.  Before he was put on a ventilator at Delhi’s Saroj Hospital, 58-year-old Rawat had told a colleague: “I will come out of this. I have been vaccinated, I will come out.”  Rawat, who had been with the hospital since its inception in 1996, was described as a “thorough gentleman” and a “jovial colleague” by those who had worked with him.

Mucormycosis: Fungal Infection Cases Rising in 2nd Phase of COVID-19 Pandemic, Warn Doctors in Maharashtra & Gujarat

Doctors (Photo Credits: Pixabay) Ahmedabad/Mumbai, May 8: Cases of mucormycosis, a fungal infection, are rising among COVID-19 survivors, causing blindness or serious illness and even death in some cases, health officials in Maharashtra and Gujarat said on Saturday. The cost of treatment for this disease is also a matter of concern, some doctors said. Mathur Savani, chairman of Surat-based Kiran Super Multi-speciality Hospital, said mucormycosis patients are coming to his hospital from Surat district as well as other parts of Gujarat. Fifty mucormycosis patients are being treated at our hospital and 60 more are awaiting (treatment). They all came to our hospital in the last three weeks and have recovered from COVID-19 recently, Savani told PTI. Seven such patients lost eyesight, he said. 

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